Accounting Challenges

The budget was the biggest concern. They could not ask for “just another 100K,” and this created problems for the consulting team. If there were unforeseen issues with the project, like bugs, accounting discrepancies, resource issues, or any change in the business, there would not be an option of asking for more money.

Fortunately, the team at Fictus understood the project analogy of the “three-legged stool,” with each leg being functionality, cost, and time, and you would only get to pick two. As issues came up, the team made decisions within the timeline, or functionality. They got everything they wanted, just not all in Phase One. The team was able to manage this by overcommunicating to the end users. They were able to ...

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